Latest Fact Checks By Loreben Tuquero

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Lizzo on the "Today" show 7-15-2022

‘Y’all be running with fake news’: Lizzo did not kill 34 people after crowd-surfing

April 17, 2023
“34 dead after Lizzo attempted to crowd surf.”
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Expecting to hear AOC and Hunter Biden on the phone? Stop. It’s not in this video.

April 17, 2023
A video shows Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., playing a phone conversation between Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Hunter Biden.
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Scientist in South Africa analyzes omicron variant

COVID-19 did not stop mutating when Fauci stepped down from top role

April 7, 2023
There have been no new COVID-19 variants since Dr. Anthony Fauci retired.
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No, the FedNow Service is not replacing cash. It’s an instant payment system.

April 4, 2023
The FedNow program “is going to replace your paper currency.”
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn’t worth $29 million. Her financial disclosure shows a far lower figure.

April 3, 2023
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., “is now worth $29 million dollars.”
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Footage does not show that Nashville, Tennessee, shooter swapped shoes

March 31, 2023
The Nashville shooter was wearing different pairs of shoes before and after being killed.
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Biden’s 2020 remarks mischaracterized in video excerpt with wrong subtitles

March 30, 2023
Video shows President Joe Biden talking about what “stable Jesus” said about airports.
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Evidence does not show Barack Obama had a boyfriend or paid ‘hush money’

March 29, 2023
A photo shows former President Barack Obama’s “old boyfriend,” to whom he paid “hush money.”
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Another false ‘Sam Hyde’ meme circulates after Nashville, Tennessee, shooting

March 28, 2023
The Nashville, Tennessee, school shooter was Samantha Hyde.
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Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg at press conference 10-11-22

Alvin Bragg didn’t say he would drop charges against Donald Trump; this video’s a deepfake

March 27, 2023
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced that his office “has decided to drop all charges against Donald Trump.”
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Hurricane Ian Sept 29, 2022 - Fort Myers Beach destruction

Months after Hurricane Ian, what happened to the Florida Disaster Fund?

March 24, 2023
“No one got (a) dime” from the $70 million raised for the Florida Disaster Fund.
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No, your sexual partner’s mRNA vaccine won’t vaccinate you

March 22, 2023
“You can get vaccinated by sleeping with somebody who is already jabbed” with an mRNA vaccine. “It’s called shedding.”
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